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      Worst athlete bobbleheads

      August 4, 2008 /

      EPIC CARNIVAL compiled a small group of the worst athlete bobbleheads (i.e. bobbleheads that don’t actually resemble the athlete).

      Take a look at the Dirk Nowitzki bobblehead:

      What the hell is that on his face? I’m sure The Diggler was absolutely thrilled to see a bobblehead that depicted him as a rent-for-kids-birthdays circus clown. If it wasn’t for the #41 on his jersey, I would truly have to guess “Shawn Bradley” before I’d say Dirk’s name.

      Oh…that’s right. The knee-high shoes should have been the dead giveaway. And again with the lipstick. What’s with that?

      Jesus, that’s one freaky bobblehead.

      General Sports, Humor, MLB, NBA, NFL

      Mark Cuban wants to own the Cubs

      August 4, 2008 /

      It died down for a while, but the Mark-Cuban-wants-to-own-the-Chicago-Cubs chatter has resurfaced. But once again, the talk has mostly centered on whether or not MLB wants to let Cuban into their owners’ fraternity.

      Cuban is loud, passionate and opinionated. He’s a media creature comfortable on multiple platforms, and he turned the once-comatose Mavericks into a perennial winner (though they have not won it all, just like the Cubbies, at least not since 1908). He has amassed nearly $1.7 million in fines, mostly for criticizing N.B.A. referees. As penance for insulting the chief of referees as incapable of managing a Dairy Queen, he spent a day at the chain serving up a promotional bonanza.

      Colangelo, who also owned the Arizona Diamondbacks, said baseball and basketball owners were different breeds. “Basketball is a little more cutting edge, and baseball has been stodgier,” he said. “Some people say it’s difficult to see him as a baseball owner, but times change, circumstances change and he’s done an incredible job in basketball.”

      The Cubs have always been owned by a company that cares more about putting fans in the seats than a winning team on the field. And the only reason they’ve won of late is because the Tribune Company wants to sell the club, so they’ve been willing to spend more to dress up their product.

      Cuban would be great for both the Cubs and baseball because he’s a passionate owner who wants to win. If baseball were lucky enough to have 30 owners who are as passionate about winning as they are turning a profit, than MLB would be a league to be admired. (Instead of being viewed as a “how to” on how not to run a league into the ground.)

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      Monday MLB Headliners: Manny Ramirez propels Dodgers

      August 4, 2008 /

      – Manny Ramirez must like his new digs in Los Angeles. Man Ram went 4 for 5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in the Dodgers’ 9-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers remain one game back in the NL West, however.

      – Xavier Nady helped the Yankees earn a split with the Los Angeles Angels after going 4 for 5 with six RBI and a run scored in New York’s 14-9 win. It was the Halos’ second loss in a row, but they still have a Grand Canyon-sized lead in the AL West, while the Yankees sit 5.5 games back in the AL East.

      – The Cubs have definitely gained control in the NL Central again after topping the Pirates 8-5. Chad Gaudin has proved invaluable since coming over from Oakland in the Rich Harden trade, picking up his third win as Chicago took a five game lead over Milwaukee (5-0 losers to Atlanta) in the division.

      – The Minnesota Twins have officially switched places with the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. The Twins knocked off Cleveland 6-2 in Francisco Liriano’s much-heralded comeback. Liriano held the Tribe to no runs on three hits over six innings and also struck out five in his first action since April.

      – The Royals crushed the White Sox 14-3. Chicago youngster Clayton Richard was smoked for nine runs on 11 hits in just 4.1 innings, while Zach Greninke picked up his ninth win of the year for KC. The Royals have now won seven of their last 10 games, while the White Sox have dropped six of their last 10.

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      Worst sports trades of all time

      August 2, 2008 /

      Lang Whitaker of SI.com compiled the five worst sports trades of all time.

      1. Cowboys trade Herschel Walker and 4 draft picks to Vikings for 5 players and 8 draft picks — Seriously, this really happened, back in 1989. You can read about the particulars here.

      2. Falcons trade Brett Favre to Packers for a first round pick — Of course, the Falcons had no need for Favre, what with Chris Miller dominating the NFL at the time. With the first round pick they received as compensation, Atlanta selected RB Tony Smith, who didn’t do much at all. Meanwhile, who’d have thought 15 years later that Favre would still arguably be worth a first-round draft pick in a trade?

      3. Mavericks trade Robert “Tractor” Traylor to Milwaukee for Dirk Nowitzki — This was actually a swap of several draft picks, so the two teams selected for each other. But still, must be haunting for Bucks fans to know that for a few brief moments, they actually had the future MVP instead of a guy called “Tractor.”

      Favre was doomed in Atlanta no matter what. Favre spent most of his free time partying and didn’t take the game seriously then. And even if he did, Jerry Glanville wasn’t going to allow Favre to see the field anyway because he never wanted to draft him the first place. (It was Falcons’ GM Ken Herock’s decision to take Favre.)

      And both the Walker and Nowitzki trades were flat out brutal.

      General Sports, MLB, NBA, NFL

      Trade deadline winners and losers

      August 1, 2008 /

      Jason Stark of ESPN.com compiled his list of winners and losers from yesterday’s MLB trade deadline.

      WINNERS

      • Yankees

      On the Fourth of July, they were nine games out of first and looking like just another .500-ish team. Now, here the Yankees are, a game behind the Red Sox, four games out of first, a bunch of glaring weaknesses shored up and no more Manny-mania to worry about. (Manny’s career numbers against the Yankees: .321 BA, .1.029 OPS, 55 HRs, 163 RBIs in 200 games.)

      Now, they have a left-handed reliever (Damaso Marte) to haul out of the bullpen for every Big Papi occasion, a right-handed bat (Xavier Nady) to fill out the lineup against the Jon Lesters and Scott Kazmirs in their future and a Hall of Fame catcher (though a fading 36-year-old version of Pudge Rodriguez) to plug in for Jorge Posada. So, who would bet against their extending their hallowed stadium’s life into October now?

      LOSERS

      • Red Sox

      The eviction of Ramirez is a story with so many levels that it’s impossible to sum them all up with a one-word label such as “winner” or “loser.” We recognize that. There’s also a value to subtracting a selfish, disruptive, divisive knucklehead like Manny from an otherwise-harmonious, purposeful clubhouse. We recognize that, too.

      And Jason Bay is a heck of a player, one who can stick around and patrol left field in Fenway next year, too. We recognize all of that. Honestly, if the Red Sox went out now and won another World Series, it wouldn’t shock us a bit…

      How the Yankees got Ivan Rodriguez for Kyle Farnsworth is beyond me. Not too mention Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte for a couple of sub-par minor leaguers, but the Yankees always find a way to fleece teams so what else is new. (And that’s not a shot at the Yankees – it’s not their fault they make great trades.)

      And obviously the Red Sox lost a player that helped them win two titles in the past four years, but what were they going to do? Would Manny have played hard for them over the past two months? There was no guarantee of that, especially since he hasn’t played hard in over three weeks. At least they still got a solid bat in Jason Bay and they rid themselves of some nonsense. Bay might not help the Sox win another WS, but it’s not like they got Neifi Perez either.

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